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1920
SISTERS
By KATHLEEN NORMS
Author of "Joaiclun'a Wild'
(Copyrliht. 101B. br Ktthltan Nortli)
. . .tnl" Tr (ltit tr
"Mhtf oiidSy. when. .Pent and
tl. B'l.o cams Btumblln from Mar
'. . V;,l8 de, and .lood daxedly looking
"om tfe window Into the .oaklng Oc
. i,t like a person stunned from
i0.' C"f.Mv poor little Cherry! If I
could Bpare you thlBl
'Nobody can bp " - --,Mn,r.d.
And very slmply and
fluety she added. "If I hav n a
quicujr Hinh. wlolccd
1 nm punished!" Sine
girl, all my life
' .. . . ih nnnAlnted wood that
tras e.menK i - -"-. . .
Vrftrncd the window, her hand abovo her
"Ad. and her face resllne against her
m, "I am puuo"" .
"Cherry1" he protested, heartsick to
x her so.
"Was It wrong ir u "
ether. Peter?" she naked, In a low tone.
t BUDPOBO It was l l oiwuou ... vruo,
But It never secmcu o..m
her eies and shivered "as If this
orilJ come oi " - --
This!" he echoed, ngnasi.
..m, t think this la punishment,"
Cherry continued, In tho same lifeless,
weary tone ...
There was a silence. Tho rain drip
ped and dripped from the redwoods, tho
In which iney uiuuu no in
room
l'cter could
In the dim light; there was a glint of
firelight In her dropped lashes.
"Perhaps It's the nervous Btrnln,"
Peter suggested. "Of course, vou wntilrt
feel that" Thero was n, silence In which
nelthor moved. 'Chorry did not uven
raise her cyollds, and Peter, standing
with one arm on the mantel, looked down
at her steadily. "Cherry," ho said, sud
denly, "are you and I going to talk, to
each other like that?"
A flood of color rose In Chorry's n.lle
face, and sho gave him one uppealltm
glance.
"I don't I don't think 1 know what
you mean, Peter!"
"Oh, yes j you do!" ho said. Ilo knelt
down besldo her chair, and gathered her
cold hand3 Into onolof his own. "What
nre you and I going to do?" he asked.
Hhe looked at him In terror.
"But all that Is changed !" she said,
quickly, fearfully,
"Why Is it changed?" h0 countered
I love you 1 have always luved you,
since the days long ago, In this ry
"I can't stop It now. And you love
me, Cherry!"
"Yes, I shall always love you," she
answered, agitatedly, after a pause In
which che looked at him with troubled
eyes. "I shull always lovo you, and al
waya dream of tho time wnen we we
THE GUMPS The Old Brain Clear All the Time
By Sidneu Smith
Heht woght'beioni: neaciwother1 PETEY Ira Took Him and Shodk Him
Peter. But but you must sec that we
tolllrht. cen at noon
think of nothing to say.
About two weeks after tno acciacnt
then was a change In tho tono of the
Iphislclans who had been giving almost
til their time to outruns woo. inuu
l9 no visible change In Martin, but
hit fact In Itself wub m surprising mat
It was consirueu into a uciiuuu imi
hit he would 11 o.
Not as he had lived, they warned his
nlfe. It would be but a restricted lite ;
lied to his couch, or permitted, at best,
to mote about within u, small boundary
In crutches.
"Martin!" his wlfo exclultncd plteovlh-
Rv. wlirn mi was nrst discussed, tic
W. "- - . -- . ,...,
has always ncen so strong so mue-
nnnrlcnt! Hn uoultl rather he would
Infinitely rather be tlnntl !" But her mind
was ousy gr.tpping tne possioiiuicB, too.
"He won't suffer too much?" she asked,
tearfully.
I Tney hastened to assure nor mat tne
Chance of his even partial recovery was
still slight, but that In case of his con
valescence Martin need not necessarily
suffer.
1 Another day or two went by. In the
silent, rain-wrapped house under the
trees ; duyo of quiet footsteps, and whis
pering, nncl tlio lisping of wood tires.
rhen Martin suddenly was conscious,
kn his wife, aniruld y riii led nt her.
IhanKed the doctors for occasional cuse
from pain.
'I'eter rm sorry, its tcrrlblo for
terrible I" he said, In hit new,
honree, gentle voice, when he first saw
Peter. They marveled among them
ifltes that ho knew that Al!x was gone.
But to Cherry. In one of the lone hours
that bhe spent, sitting beside him. nnd
homing nis niff wcaK. strangely wiuto
rifinrf h pYtilAlnprl. nn Hnv. 'T ItnfW
he was killed," he said, out of a
illence. "I thought we both were!"
"How did sh ever hann'n to do It?
Tierry said. "She was always so sure
bf herself een when she drove fqstt"
"l uont itnow," no answered, "ii
rai all like a flash, of course ! I never
iratchcd her drlc I had such conn
ilenre In her!"
His Interest dronned : she saw that
Ihn tide of pain was slowly rising again.
lianced at tno clocic. ll was two; ne
night not have relief until four. In his
Iwn ycs she saw reflected the appre-
ension or ner own.
"You might nsk Peter to play somo of
hatrthut rumbly stuff he was play-
he . Mfivljv7 ' lip miirepMiod. t hprrv.
Inly too happy to havo him want any-
rnng, to nave mm neipeu ny nnyuung.
sw to And Peter, Busy with ono of
he troys that were really beclnnlnc to
nterest and iitenMo thn Invalid now. she
fold herself that tho houi,o was a dlffcr
Int plarf, now that one nurse was gone,
Ihe doctors icomlng only for brief calls.
ina tne dear, rnnuiiar sound or tno oiu
bftino echoing through tho rooms.
f'lf,irtln camo from the fiery furrtace
nitngen in houi anti nony. it wns a
hln. centld. strangely patient "man w h6
waa propped In bed for his Thanksgiv
ing dinner, and whose pnln-worn face
iturned with nn appreciative smile to the
accoratlons and tnn gitts,tnat maoc nm
room cheerful, Hn thlc'.r bearjt had
grow n ; for wccki they had not dared
fllsturh him to cut It, nnd as he recov
ered, Cherrv found It so beoqmlng that
rhe had persuaded him to let it remain.
He woro a blue-und-gray wrapper that
waa his wife's gift; the sling was gone.
but his handB were oddly thin and
while.
The big room, once tho study, and
still shaded by tho old banksla rope, had
been turned Into ns luxurious a bed-
jroom as Cherry could make it. Tlte signs
of extreme Illness gradually were ban
ished, and all sorts of Invalid comforts
took their place ; davllght nnd lamplight
wern alike tempered for Martin ; 'there
were nlllows. screens: thero wns a noise-
lens deep chair alwavs wnltlng for
Cherry at his side. As his unconscious
and feverish times lesvned, and ho was
ablo feebly to request this small dell
eacy nr that Cherry rejoiced to gratify
Mm; her tolco had something of Its old
content as she would sav: "Ho lood
the oysters, Peter!" nr "doctor bald ho
mlrht have wlno jelly !"
Th heavy cloud lightened slowly but
steadily: Martin hnd a long talk, dread
ed by Cherry from the flrst hours of
the uceldent. with his physicians, He
born tho ultimatum with unexpected
fortitude.
"Lot me get this straight." he BnliV
tlowlv "Th arm Is O. K. and tho leg.
but the back " , , .
fherry, kneeling besldo him. her
hands on his. drew a wincing breath.
Martin reassured her with an Indulgent
nod . ..
' l'n known It right nlong!" n, torn
(her He looked nt tho doctors. "It s no
go "
I don't nee whv I should tiered o vou,
mv dear bov," said tho younger doetor.
who had grown very lonu ot mm.
"You run still hrat mo nt bridge, you
know, you can read and write, nnd come
to the table, after a while: vou havo
your deoted wife to keep finding new
tnmes tor vou to do ! Next summer
now a chair out In tho garden "
Phrrv u.nu fAnrfnllv wntnhlncr her
huchanrt's face.
"We'll all do what we can to make It
ftv, 'Mart I" she whispered, In tears.
Ha looked at her with a whimsical
Bmlle.
"Mind cry much taking care of rt
helpless man all your llfo?" ho asked,
"A.. nl or nlH oul continent manner.
Oh. Mart. T mlnrt nnlv fnn vn.l I" uh
said. Peter, standlnir behind tho doc-
"", slipped from tho room unnoticed.
IvAtO that Hl'onlncy i.hon IVfntln ivne
asleep, Cherry camo noiselessly from the
sick room, to find Peter alone In tho
! mIy JlKhted sitting room. The fire had
nurned low, and he woo sitting before
t. Sunk Into his nhnl. .! !.! .
r.7. . nKerB loosely locked, nnd somber
in ' t, ,on th0 aul1 Pi"" B'w of the
logs. Ho looked tired, Cherrv thought,
i? aw" .? burled ,n thought that she
the rnnm t.eml,teJ t0 K ouleHy through
rlsnSm wltllout uns him. But he
filarSI- nt hcr- 'eellnu rather than
"f'n her presence, and called her.
I wnnV ... ,"ere' vm yu' Cherry?
fora'Zl, '." ..Si8 2?" nu tered her
eehn Vi '. . " "uu "ol neara tne
She rl1.1 ".i mool '" lOHB time,
not whnTj ,?vllh lm Inquiring and yoi
side . y, unconscious look, to the fire-
itiiii iih Ninnri tin i ...a i
0lcV. askea' ln an unnuturni
"1 WllH illM ffnlni. I i i ..
PWcrffl iiDi rr T",M "bu, bud tin
KvE.iJ"''0""1- But she sut down.
laalr om2iV i iK fortably Into tho
ler llt.i'i"?"'8 J',s Ivn' "1 stretched
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TIMES - SALUTED ME
A&AiM AND WPKV OUT '
I WAS KIND A TIPEP AND
WANTED TO SI.EEP SO J
MOVED THE PIAHO AGAINST
THE DOOR SO I WOULPN T
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PRCTTY SOON I SAW THE PIAMO
MOVE ANP THE DOOR. OPENEP A&AIH
MVH WALKED IN AT THE HEAP OF A
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CARRVIN6 GUNS I SAT UP-TUE LD BRAIN
CLEAR- ANP WATCHED TH& MOST WONPERDL.
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FORMED SQ.UARES rp t-viwat.a
stlnts that v nevee saw seforh
finallV he: line-d 'em up
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So I KNEW WHAT
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cannot cannot think of nil that now.'
Bhe added with dltrtculty. "I couldn't
fall Martin now, when he needs me so !"
Ho needs you now," Peter conceded,
and I don't able you to do anything
that must distress him now. Hut In u
few months, when his mother comes
down for a visit, what then?"
Cherry's exquisite eyes wero llxed on
his.
"Well, what then?" she whispered.
'Then you must tell thorn honestly
that you care for me." he said.
Cherry wns trembling violently.
"Uut how could II" she protested.
Tell him that I am going away, de
serting him when he moat needs mo I"
retor had grown very palo.
"Hut " ho stammered, his faco close
to hers "but you cannot mean that
this Is the end?"
Sho moved hcr lips as If she was
about to speak; looked at him blankly
Then suddenly tcrs came anil slie
wrenched her hands free from his. and
laid hcr arms about his neck. Her wet
cheek was pitts-ed to his own. and he
put his arms tightly about tho llttl
sunken figure.
"iJetcri" sno whispered, desolately,
And after a time, when tho violence of
hcr sobs waa lessened, and she was
brcnthlng more quietly, she said again:
"Peter I"
Ho took out his handkerchief, and
dried her eyes, nnd sho remained, rest
ing ucnlnstlilm like a snout bird. lir
bluo eyes fixed mournfully on the fire :
hcr hands, which had slipped to his
breast, githerid In his own, and hcr
bright head on his shoulder.
"Wo can never dream that dream
ngaln." she snld.
"We shall dream It again," he cor
rected hcr.
Cherry did r.ot nnswer for a lonjr
while. Then she gently disengaged her
self from his arms, and B.it erect. Her
tcnrB wero ended now, and her voice
firmer nnd suier.
"No; never again!" sho told him. "I've
been thinking nbout It, all these days,
and I'vo come to see what Is light, ns
I never did before. AIlx never knew
nbout us, Peter and that's been tho onu
thing for which I could be thnnicrui
in nil this time I Hut Allx h id only one
hope for me, nnd that was that some
how Mnrtl.i nnd I would come to be
well, to be l'earcr to each other, ami
that somehow he and I would make a
success of our marriage, would spare
well, let's say tho family name, troni
all tho dlstriaco and publicity of u
divorce "
"And you feel that this has drawn
vou and Martin nearer together?" Peter
asked, In a simple, expressionless voice,
ns (-ho ppused.
"Well ho needs me now."
"Hut, Cherry, my child " Peter ex
postulated. 'You cannot sacrifice nil
your llfo to tho fancy that no one else
can take your place with hltn "
That," sho said, steadily, "Is Just
wh it I must do 1"
Peter looked at her for a few seconds
without f-p'.nking.
"Vou don't love him." he said
"No," she ndmltted, gravely. "I don t
lovo him not In tho way you mean."
"Ho Is nothing to you," Peter argued.
"As a matter of fact. It never was w hat
a "marriage should be. It was always
always a mistake."
"Yes," sho conceded, sadly, "It was
always a mistake 1"
"Then there is nothing to bind you
to him !" Peter added.
"No and thoro Isn't Allx to distress
now !" she agreed, thoughtfully. "And
yet," she went on, suddenly, "I do this
more for Allx than for uny one I"
Peter looked nt her In silence, looked
back nt tho last flicker of the fire.
"You will chnngo your mind after
wbllo!" he said.
Cherry rose from tho chair, and stood
With dropped head and troubled eyes,
looking down nt the flame.
"No, I shall never change my mind !'
sho said, In a low tone that was still
strangely firm and final for her. "I
liao thought about It, about the sacri
fices I shall have to make, and about
what my life will bo us tho years go
on ! And I know that I never will
change. This Is us much my life as it
voul4 be my llfo If you and I were
alone In that Httlo French village some
where. There would be no going bacic
then, no thinking of whnt might huc
been ; thero Is no going back now. ThH
is my life, thut's nil I For tho or ten
or twenty or thirty years I shall alwujs
be whero Martin is, caring for him,
amusing him. making a life for him."
And Cherry raised her glorious blue eyea
in wnicn tnero was a puro anu an up
lifted look that Peter had never seen
tlifio before. "It Is what dad and Allx
would have wished," sho finished,
bolemnly, "and, I do It for them !"
Peter did not answer; and after a
moment she went quietly and quickly
from the loom, with tho new air of
quiet responsibility that she hud worn
eer slncu tho uceldent.
Peter saw, with a sort of stupefaction,
thut life was satisfying hcr now as llfo
had never sutlstled restless, exuotlng
Httlo Cherry before. Not that sho know
it; situ was absolutely unconscious of
tho tiuth, and ho realised thut she
would hao been genuinely shocked by
It. Hut there was a busy energy udoui
her now, an absorbed and contented
concentration upon tho dutlow of tho
day, a cheerfulness, a philosophy, that
were new.
Thoro had been touched by all this
terrible time unexpected deeps of ma
ternal tenderness In childish Httlo
Cherry; there hnd been unsuspected
qualities of domesticity and Bacrlllce. A
new Cherry had been born, a Cherry
always beautiful, always resourceful,
always admired. Busy with Martin's
trays, out In tho garden searching for
shy violets, conferring with the Chinese
boy, pouring tea for afternoon callers,
Cherry was nowly adequate and nowly
happy.
She bpent muoh of hcr frco time by
her husband's side, amusing him us
skillfully ns a mother. What was sho
doing? Why, sho wns simply busting
fresh cuffs Int.o her afternoon gown. He
was getting so popular that she had to
bo ready for callers every day. Would
ho like her to keep Georgo Sewall for
dinner; then thoy could play dominoes
again? Would ho like tho tahla with
the picture puzzle? He would llko Just
to talk? Very well; they would talk.
(CONTINUED MONDAY)
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THE PARADISE
MYSTERY
That in the title of an intereiting
ttnry told bu J. S'. Fletcher, author
of "Dead Men's Money." "The
Chesterfield Instinct," "The Middle
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rand Maxim,"
It begins on Wednesday next in
the Evening I'ublio Ledger, and
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